1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; providing that WIC coupons may be 
  1.3             used to purchase organic food; proposing coding for 
  1.4             new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [145.899] [WIC COUPONS FOR ORGANICS.] 
  1.7      Notwithstanding other law, coupons of the special 
  1.8   supplemental food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) 
  1.9   may be used to purchase organic food. 
  1.10     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
  1.11  following final enactment.